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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-26
OPINIONS ABOUT IT.
Ordway Johnson's Scheme

Ordway JOhnsOn'S Scheme.
To the Editor of the Globe
The much talked of Aberdeen conven-
ton is regarded in this community as
the acme of absurdity, and eyinces a
display of etfrontery and cheek coexten-
sive with the physiognomy of its pro-
genitor, the notorious Ordway Johnson.
1t is regard ed here as a blow at the best
interests of the territory, from which it
will be long time in recovering. The
people of the whole territory have pro-
nounced at the ballot box their prefer
ence for division OH the seventh stand
ard parallel, and the people of Dakota
territory. it is believed, will accept moth
ing less. This man, Ordway johnson,
was the individual who, self-appOinted,
appeared before the committee of
territories at the last session of
congress and prevented, by his
Misrepresentation of the interests
of the people of the territory, a favora-
BILE report on the Harrison bill and the
admission of the state of South Dakota;
but for him, and his allies, the state
machinery that organized at Huron two
years ago, with those distinguished jul
rists, Moody and EdgertOn, United States
senators, would have been to-day in OPP
peratiOn, and we would have had a
prosperous state, with the state capital
centrally and conveniently located. He
claims to be Democrat, but the Demo-
Gratis of this locality happily repudiate
him and his kind. 1t is said that he is
closely allied with Congressman Bill
Springer, of Illinois, who aspires to the
craftsmanship of the house committee
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-26

Hot coffee and doughnuts, reinforced
&. 'ASpired by female precautiOn, won a
signal victory in Dakota on the Sth of
November. But the question arises,
will the coffee become cold, the dough-
nuts tough, and the prayers fail to as
cend? These are cOnundrumS that it
would not be quite safe to tackle at
present. The female element, as die
tatOr or perSuader at the ballot box is
as yet too fresh in American political
history to afford much ground for au-
curry in the mterpretative light of eX-
perience. There was a crusade, some
years since, in Ohio, and perhaps other
states, and it passed away with small
permanent results, but there were no
hot coffee and dOughnutS on the pro-
gramme. There is scanty data or prece-
dent by which to estimate these new
factors. About fifty-five counties have
followed the women of the w. c. L. L.
with the shibbOleth of anti-SaloOn, and
about thirty have, either by vote OF re-
fusal to vote, declined TO follow. In
forming a state those will be most
likely to demand that the vote of all the
counties shall be had upon the prOhibi-
ton question as a clause of the cOnstitu-
ton. The recent vote was light in all
the counties-and it may be presumed
that when statehood is real issue there
will be full poll. Then will come the
fresh brewing of the w. c. L. L. stimu-
liant and a second batch of doughnutS.
VIII they win when the anti-cOfTee and
dOugmut counties that have now stood
alOOf are thrown into the batch? If the
results promised are realized as the Sc
qHence of the late voting, the anti-bibu-
lOuS forces may be able to hold the
ground they have SO vigorously won
and imbed their arid regimen in the
fundamental law. But it is remembered
that when the South voted on this feat
Dre of the Sioux Falls constitution it
barely escaped defeat-and there are
Gibbs and flows in the prohibition history
of the country. 4 number Of the large
states have lately been found in the ebb,
and il may be that the coffee will have
an unpalatable lack of heat next year,
when the Stimulant of presidential
campaign may eXhilarate the male SOW
ereign. Prohibition will be on trial for
year in Dakota, but whether it has
come to stay and be made general it is
not JudiciOuS now to predict.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-26
A DISH OF SALAD.

Heres as dirty Slur as ever ema-
mated from the pen Of a man who
claimed to be respectable:
How long will the thousands which WARD
is going 10 collect of the railroads last if a
GLOBE correspondent must be hired i'll each
town to boom the governor:
Its needless to name the author.
There is little comfort for the divis-
iGniSts in the election returns. They
had better turn in and join hands with
the One-state people at Aberdeen. Other
wise they are certain to be left out in
the cold.
Is FRANK PETTIGREw a divisionist or
a One-State man?
If the Aberdeen convention is a sue
cess, and demonstrates that it repre-
sents the will. of the people, Dakota is
certain to be admitted to the Union.
-
can Old-Line Democrat" alias
Editor PIERCE, crawled into his hole
after he was knocked out on his little
S25 bluff. He also pulled the hole in
him in the face. The editor of the
Supplement has queer fashion of max
ing bad breaks.
A man who would abuse another in
public speech, and afterwards accept
political favOrS at his hands, isn't con-
sidered much of man in the bounding
Northwest.
Would you believe it? Judge FRAN
CTS is still hanging on!
~
Is there any ground for the suspicion
that Adjt. Gen. TYNER dOctOred that
report he submitted to Gov. CHURCH?
~
Would Editor PIERCE be willing to
Law a wager on the proposition that his
assistant, TYNER, is not the author OF
the female write-ups in the Supple
ment?
~
Gen. TYNER has evidently been used
as cats paw. 1t is an unenviable pO-
SitiOn for a man of his former good rep
utation to occupy. He should come out
in an honorable way and expose the
schemers who evidently put up the job
on him.
~
Gen. TYNER should have printed his
apology. 1t would have been the manly
thing to do. By hesitating he has lost
his opportunity.
-
TYNER wrote it, but he was simply
doing his work as hired man. PIERCE
is the real assassin. Mr.. PIERCE seems
to be very bad sort of man. And yet
at one time he posed as the good gov
ernOr."
-
The editors of the jamestown Alert
and New Rockford New Era seem to
have been in error as 10 the running
qualities of Hon. A. NJ. THOMSON.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-26
Church's Promises to Edw ards.

Special to the GlODe-
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-When Gov.
Church was here recently the GLOBE
man invited his attention to the fact
that Maj. Edwards, of hyphenated-
-dashed-Fargus, is exhibiting
great faith in certain alleged promises
made to him by the successor of the
mendaciOus Mugwump governor. Gov.
Church merely smiled and said:
Edwards has various ways of getting
at things, and that is one of his ways.
He has good reason to believe my word.
| have always kept my word with him,
as | have with every one else"
Judging from the governors manner
it is fair to presume that his alleged
promises to Maj. Edwards, OF the
Fargus, will be kept. 1t is natural to
suppose that the genial major will how
ever, continue to decOrticate his ideas
and redress them constantly until some
thing drops his way.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-26
"YoU TAKES YOUR CHOICE"

How Editor Pierce Made Another
Bull in Quoting Paragraph
From the Globe and Showed His
Ignorance.
Editor Pierce seems to be driven to
the point of desperation since his true
character has been exposed to the people
of Dakota, and he founders around in a
franIic manner. only to get deeper and
deeper in the mire. There is not week
that he does not indulge in the most
barefaced misrepresentation in his sup
plement, without any seeming regard
for an observance of the rules of reputa-
BILE journalism. The exposure Of his
Judas Iscariot tactics towards the
Church administration and the showing
up of the fragrant delinquencies of his
own administration seem to have mad
dened him, and hemakes a sorry exhi-
bitiOn of himself in an attempt to cover
up his tracks and recover the place he
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-26
A TALK WITH GOV. CHURCH.
He Comments Briefly Upon Topics
OflntereSt to the Territory,

he comments bf1eHy upon topics
of Interest to the Territory.
When Gov. Church was in st. Paul
last week ON his way to Bismarck he
was interviewed by GLOBE reporter,
but too late for the Dakota Edition.
The matter was held over until this
week, so as to reach as many people IN
the territory as possible.
The governor was asked in reference
to the costs of militia encampments and
the unauthorized expenditure by Gov.
Pierce of 1900 during his administra-
ton. Gov. Church said the report pub
lished in the GLOBE some two or three
weeks since, was made by Gen. Tyner
and given to its correspondent. If the
statement as to costs of militia encamp-
ments are erroneous it is thus explained.
The governor went on to say: Il have
no desire to say anything about the I'M
warranted expenditure of $4,000. The
records of the auditors Office dispose OF
that question. Concerning the railroad
tax the territorial officials will do their
full duty. The new questions arising
under the new mode of taxation may
give rise to considerable trouble and
perhaps delay; but, if the revenue of
the territory can be increased $500, 600
or s4OO, 600 yearly it is certainly worth the
effort. There is no desire to be unfair
to the Northern Pacific railroad, or any
other railroad, or any interest; but,
whether railroad or individual, corpora
ton or individual interest, all property
should bear its j. It proportion of taxa
tiOn."
O"But, ex-Gov. fierce says a levy ona
locomotive is a 1drce."
"Well, l have no desire to discuss
Pierce. ! have 40 inclination to pay
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-26

They have been, booming him for con-
gresS. At the recent election he was
candidate for county commissioner and
was defeated.
When is the anxious public to get a
chance to read that second Aberdeen
letter?
The route to the Union lies by way of
Aberdeen.
~
Can the PrOhibitiOnists carry Dakota
when it is admitted as state and full
vote is polled on the proposition to in
corporate liquor clause in the conSti-
tuition?
Coffee and dOughnuts have demon
strated their effective qualities in
political campaign.
~
The Farmers alliance will take
hand in the next campaign. Candidates
for the legislature will have to make
some pretty strong pledges. The con-
ventiOn at Huron on Dec. IL promises to
be a particularly interesting one.
-
The Fargo Argus says there is grow
ing idea that TYNER's report to CHURCH
was loaded. This would indicate that
PIERCE and TYNER put up job be-
tween them. It's pretty how dye do.
-
Gen. CAMPBELL still hangs on to TO-
600 majority is trife less than
$4,000. Next week he will come down
to 5000, which is about the proper fig
ure.
The III telegram still stands on
record as a glowing tribute to the
GLOBES enterprise in gathering the
news.
That democratic" insult to KANOUsE
seems to be more of Republican in
suit. The people who have been howl
ing should read the special from Woon-
socket in this issue.
On Aug. % last the correspondent of
the GLOBE at Bismarck was o. Fl.
Holt. Will Editor PIERCE kindly state
if he is-Or was then-an emplOye of the
territorial administration? The blum
dering editor of the Supplement put his
foot in it again.
-
The Grand Forks people haven't
much confidence in Congressman GIF-
FORD's ability. They have gone East
for members of congress to take charge
of their bills. IT'S sad.
~
Adjt. Gen. JUMPER assumes all re-
spOnsibility for mixing up the One-state
and G. \. r. circulars. He apologies.
That ought to settle it.
81
Gen. CAMPBELL still has his war
paint on and will continue to fight until
his scalp is taken.
Who is the "hated rivaf' for whom
PIERCE and Maj. EDWARDS have rod
in pickle? A scandal in Dakota
politics would be quite refreshing. 1t
ought to be sprung at once.
Congressman CLIFFORD did the square
thing by his constituents before leaving
for Washington. He submitted to an
interview and told them what to do.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-26
NO. $50.

on territories, and through whose as
sistance he was enabled to defeat the
wishes of the people of South Dakota
in the last congress, in face of the fact
that Hon. William D. Hill, of Ohio, the
then chairman of the committee, favored
the admission of the state of South Da-
kOta under the Harrison bill. Some Of
Mltchell'S best and representative citi-
zens will start for Washington at an
early day, to be present at the organiza-
ton OF congress, and it may be safely
stated that they will endeavOr to see
that Mr.. Springer is not given the COM
mittee on territories. The Huron DEM
ocrats will send unanimous protest
against his appointment, and in this
they expect to be joined by ex-congress-
man u. 81. uKleiner, of nPierre,
Commissioner of Emigration Mcclure
and Auditor Ward: also large delega-
ton from Yankton and Sioux Falls. 1t
is not believed by our people that the
convention at Aberdeen. on Dec. Is, will
be in any sense representative body,
or that its effect will materially injure
the prospects of division.
DEIOrRAT
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-26

Was born in Lodi, Columbia county,
Wisconsin. in the fall of 1857. He re-
ceived common school education; en-
tered printing office at fourteen years,
and stuck to it continuously to this day.
He has worked in many of the leading
Wisconsin offices, as foreman of tie diff
ferent mechanical branches, and been
successfully interested in two newspa-
per ventures in the Badger state. He
came to Dakota in 1888 and founded the
Blunt Advocate in June of that year.
He has one of the best and finest
equipped job offices in Dakota. He is a
Republican. He was elected secretary
of the Dakota Press association at
WATERFOWL, June, 1885, and has been
reelected at each succeeding meeting.
His paper is ore Of the leaders of the
territory.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-26
A Good Capital Site.

To the Editor of the Globe.
The movement for the admission of
Dakota as one state is meeting with
hearty cooperation in this locality.
Dickey county, at the last election, gave
over 800 majority against division. A
large delegation will attend the Aber-
deem convention, and, in the event of
the admission of Dakota, the adyanta-
tages of Cakes for the capital of the
state will be apparent. Three systems
of railroads center here, and Cakes is
within very few miles of the geo.
graphical center of the state. M. S.
Cakes. Nov. "a.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-26

once occupied in the estimation Of Da-
kotians.
One of the lamest and most trans
parent falSehOOdS in his stock of trade
has been the one wherein he charged
that employees of the territorial govern
ment were devOting their time to edit
ing the Dakota edition of the GLOBE
and booming the Church adminiStra-
ton. The GLOBE denounced this as a
falsehood at the time, and repeats to-day
that the charge is false.
Editor Piece is SO ObtuSe-Or will
fully cunning-tha he cannot draw the
distinction between a "Staff cOntrlbu
tor and correspondent" The
former do the editorial work. The cor
respondent simply sends the GLOBE the
news. The GLOBE always keeps cor
respondent at Bismarck It's staff con-
tributorS live elsewhere. 1t has had
several correspondents at Bismarck
within eighteen mOnthS-Mr. Otis, Mr..
Richardson and Mr.. Holt, for instance.
They sustained the same relations to
the GLOBE as did Mr.. Sterling-they
sent the news and were paid by the
GLOBE for their services.
The following extract is quoted from
the GLOBE of Aug. % by Pierce as evil
dence that statements made in relation
to the GLOBES representative were I'M
true:
III Editor Pierce is the honorable man
he is credited with being. he will at
once retract the insinuation that officials
in the employ of the territorial admins
tratiOn are connected with the GLOBE
as staff contributors. or, in fact, as con-
tributOrS of any character, to its regular
or Dakota edition.
At the date referred to the GLOBES
correspondent at Bismarck was o. II.
Holt. He is connected with the United
States court in some capacity, and. for
aught that is known, may be staunch
Republican.
Editor Pierce is guilty of willful and
deliberate falsehoOd when he insinu-
ateS that any employee or member of the
territorial administration has ever con-
tributed to the GLOBE editorial matter
of any character, commendatOry of Gov.
Church or otherwise. The editorial
staff alone write that which is out of the
legitimate news line in the Dakota edi-
ton. This much space is wasted to
show the people of Dakota just what
kind of man Gilbert A. Pierce is, and
by what tricks and subterfuges he hopes
to succeed in his political schemes.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-26
Buffalo COunty's New Clerk.

Special TO the Globe.
MITCHELL, Nov. 25.-B. c. Huddle,
for two or three years connected with
the offices of register of deeds and clerk
of court of this county, was recently APP
pointed clerk of courts for Buffalo cOun-
ty. by Judge Trip. Mr.. Huddle is a
bright young attorney, thoroughly COM
petent, and the appointment is a good
one.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-26
DOings at Aberdeen.

Special to the Globe.
ABERDEEN, Nov. 25.-Frank E.
Veterling, thrown from a wagon last
week, died at the hospital Tuesday.
Another colony will leave for Washing
ton territory Dec. 10. Twenty-Five dates
are booked for the Opera house, all to
be filled prior to March +.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-26
The Feeling at Bookings.

To the Editor of the Globe.
OMajor W. A. Moore, of Ordway, was
in the city yesterday in the interests of
the admission as whole movement in
connection with the Aberdeen cOnven-
ton of Dec. Is. The people in this
locality are taking great interest in
this convention and will send a strong
delegation of our best citizens to Aber-
deem on the 18th. 1t is believed here
pretty generally that the small majority
given for division at the late election is
the last kick of the dying statehood
scheme of Campbell, Mellotte q Co.
BrOOkingS, Nov. "a ONE STATE,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-26

GRAND Forks, Nov. 25.-Attorney w
A. Moore, of Aberdeen, has been here
this week working up the admission as
one state convention, and has found
stronger assistants among the Republic
cans than the Democrats. The truth is
that the leading Democrats here are
nearly all for division and admission.
The Republican leaders who favor adj
mission as a whole see that if Dakota is
divided. North Dakota, by good man.
agement, will be free-trade and Demo-
cratic as certain as fate. Hence they
fear division.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-26
Opposed to One State,

Special 70 the GIODe.
BLUNT, Nov. 25.-The statehood petit
ton sent out from Aberdeen gets
black eye in this county. A few signed
it, but repent of their folly, and say it
was done without single thought on
the subject of the petition.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-26

TIE word has gone out among the
PrOhibitionists in South Dakota that the
Aberdeen convention must be opposed
as inimical TO the cause of prohibition in
the territory. 1t will be remembered
that in the constitution framed by the
Sioux Falls convention the prohibition
clause was embodied in that eonstitu-
ton and adopted by the people. II
seems now to be the policy of the pro-
hibitiOn leaders to stand by the work of
the Sioux Falls convention and demand
a division of the territory, i'll the hope
of perpetuating the prohibition clause
of the Sioux Falls convention.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-26
The Reservation Comes First.

To the Editor of the Globe
Some little interest is being taken in
the Aberdeen convention, to be held
Dec. Is, to ask for admission for Dakota
as whole. A large majority of the
people of this county favor division of
the territory on the 46th parallel; but it
is beginning to be believed by our citi-
zens that the division fight has been a
stumbling block in the way of the OPEN
ing of the Sioux reservation. This
county will send a delegation to Aber-
deem and make strong effort to have
the convention declare in favor of the
opening of the Sioux reservation.
PIERRE.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-26

appearing in the local papers for meet
lngs to appoint delegates. The indica-
tons are that it will be largely attend
ed, and it most aSSuredly will voice the
sentiment of vast majority of the
people of the territory. They are grow
ing wearied of the trifling and jangling
of the self-eOnStituted opponents of
their wishes, and propose now to be
heard. 1t is beyond question
that, had the unionists made
any effort to bring out the
votes they would have scored a majority
many thousands larger than that OBJ
tanned for division. The weakness of
the diviSiOniSts, after all their bOaSting,
is matter of surprise. The route to
the Union now lies by way of Aberdeen,
and it is the most rational ana hopeful
of all the state movements. 1t is i'm
pOrtant, however, that it should be so
strong in members and representative
character as to be an indisputable reflex
of public sentiment, and secure accept
ance of such at Washington and by the
country at large. Aside from the par
tisans who look for a quartette of Re-
publican senators as the great oh ject to
be sought, there is very little sympathy
outside the territory with the division
! movement. Col. DOMAIN pertinently
says that the Republicans in congress
| refused TO divide the territory when they
had the power, and the Democrats
would be fools to consent to it now.
There are few honest, doubling Thorn
asses who dOlefully suggest that it is of no
use to waste effort, that the Democrats
will not consent to admission, because
! the Representatives sent to Washington
will probably be Republican. They
/ counsel with their fears or partiSanShip
| rather than with the reasonable prob
abilities, Tie role of the prophet is a
safe one who asserts that the Democrats
in congress will Open the door to Dakota
to come i'll as a state i'll the usual way,
without needless delay. This means an
enabling act. to be followed by a cOnsti-
tutiOnal convention, its framing OF the
state autonomy, subject to acceptance
or rejection by the people of the terri
tory, and if accepted, early admission
as state. If this programme is not
carried out the fault will not lie with the
administration or the Democrats at
Washington.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-26
Mitchell, Nov. "a.
At Campbelrs Own Howe.

To the Editor of the Globe:
The petition for call of convention
OF the people of Dakota, to be held at
Aberdeen Dee. Is, has been signed by
over 800 residents of this county. A
deep interest is taken in the movement
by all the leading Democrats and many
OF the Republicans. Among the promf-
nent Democrats who have signed the
call are the names of Marshal Maratta,
Col. East, register of the United States
land office: Postmaster Palmer and
Otto Peemiller. A strong delegation
Will go from Yankton county, as it is
believed here that the convention will
frame memorial 20 congress that will
result in Dakota being admitted as a
state. Yankton has important interests
to he looked after whenever Dakota is
admitted, and she will not be found
Sinking her share of the responsibility.
4ankton, Nov. "a. FARMER.